LPN; Mon-Fri 3p-11p $30 hr

Acadia Healthcare • Magee, MS

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About The Position

Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers, with patient safety as a top priority. The position is scheduled Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., at $30 per hour.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current LPN/LVN license as required by the state.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of nursing experience in the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.
• First aid may be required depending on state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Monitor patient health and administer basic care within the LPN/LVN scope of practice, using the nursing process to carry out care-plan objectives and goals.
• Model customer-service expectations and demonstrate urgency regarding patient safety.
• Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs; acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
• Provide for patients’ basic comfort and implement individualized nursing interventions identified in their plans of care.
• Apply appropriate interventions to support patients’ progress toward wellness and maintenance of wellness.
• Discuss care with patients, listen to their concerns, and report status changes and concerns to registered nurses and doctors.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
• Deliver medication safely in accordance with policies and procedures, physicians’ orders, and current practice.
• Maintain professional nursing practice standards in accordance with facility policies and procedures, external governing and credentialing bodies, performance-improvement standards, and psychiatric nursing standards.
• Accurately and thoroughly report and document patient symptoms, responses, and progress.
• Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed